Index, memorandum, and reference equipment



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Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE P. BUTLER, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, .ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO POSTINDEX COMPANY, INC.,

RATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPO- INDEX, MEMORANDUM, .AND REFERENCE EQUIPMENT.

Application filed September This invention relates to index` memorandum and reference equipnient and with regard to certain more specific features thereof to leaf index panels arranged in a support` or holder for quick and convenient reference and return.

The invention has for one of its objects the provision of a compact` inexpensive. dust-proof and tamper-Inoo'f container for a multiplicity of leaved panels.

The invention has for almther of its objects the provision of a simple. durable and conveniently operable leaf holder` whereby a large number of indexed leaves are supported and arranged for quick reference and mounted in position to allow for inscription on any desired leaf and on either side of any desired leaf.

Another object` of thel invention is to provide means for associating the said leaf holder with the aforesaid container in Isuch manner that the holder may be readily withdrawn either entirely away from the containcr or partially away therefrom in such fashion that while still maintaining a` connection with the container and a definite relation to the chamber of the container from which it was withdrawn. the leaf holder is nevertheless capable of operation for reference and inscription. By reason of this. the leaf holder is maintained in position for quick and accurate restoration within the propel' chamber of the contaiinr.

There are numerous other objects o f the invention many of which are grounded in the simple. inexpensive and durable character of the parts and structures which go to make up the combinations by which the aforestated objects are realized. These will be in part obvious and in part referred to particularly hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the various features of construction. combinations of elements and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified by the construe tion hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated by the following claims:

In the accompanying drawings wherein is represented one of various possible emb'odirnents of the invention Fig. 1 is a View in longitudinal section of the improved index. memorandum and reference device.

Fig. Q is a view in section taken substafi` tially on the line r2-L). of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view in section taken substantially on the line 3--Z 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. l is a view in front e'evation of a portion of the cabinet or container. showing one of the leaf holders arranged in storage position within one of the individual chambers of the cabinet..

Fig. 5 is a` fragmentary and sectional view of the top forward portion of the cabinet 'indicating the door guiding means and associated parts.

Fig. (l is a fragmentary and sectional view of the bottom forward portion of the cabinet indicating the construction of the Iguiding means and skeleton chambers for the leaf holders.

Fig. T is a view of one of the '.ower guide rails and supports for the leaf holders.

Fig. 8 is a view of oney of the book fashion leaf holders which preferably are employed in connection with ther cabinet descrilmd. ln this ligure` the leaf hoder is shown in open or spread position ready for the desired manipulation of the leaves.

Fig. 9 is another view of the leaf holder. looking on the front edge as the holder is seen in Fig. 8. The dotted lilies in this v' l indicate the position of the pane's the holder is closed for return to storage.

Fig. lt) illustrates in plan and cross section. the shape of the blanks of the leaf holder at the hinge portion before the same are stamped into final form.

Fig. 11 illustrates the tinal form of the hinge portions of the leaf holder before these portions are associated` Fig. 1Q illustrates the hinge portions as shown in Fig. l1. after correlation and introduction of the pivot pin.

Fig. 13 is a view in cross section of the portion of the eaf holder shown in Fig. 1i.

Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the cabinet taken on horizontal planes.

Fig. l5 is a detail of the index holder.

Referring' now more particularly to the drawings, there is indicated at Q0 a box or container body. which is constructed in the preferred embodiment illustrated herein. of

sheet metal, stamped with suitable .dances 2l whereby the top. bottom` side and rear end walls are matched and secured to constitute a strong but relatively light cabinet having` an open front end. To compete this cabinet in dust-proof and tamper-proof character there is provided a movable front wall or door 22. which may he provided with a ltey controlled lock as indicated at 223 in Fig. l.

The arrangements providing for the mounting, opening' and closing' of the door, comprise a pair of guide rails 24 and 25, each of which has its forward end turned outwardly and secured at 26 and 27 to respective side walls of the abinet The rear end 28 of each guide rail is secured to an upper tie rod 29 of a skeleton insert frame 30 hereinafter more fully referred to. The movable front wall or door panel 22 is slidably associated with the cabinet frame 20 by arrangement between the `euide rails and the top wall of the cabinet. lvvhen it is desired to lock or close the cabinet, the panel is drawn outwardly to the left, as viewed in Fig. l, until hook portions 3l and 32 on each side of the panel at the rear, engage with stops 3l?) and Slet. t'orined by the outward turns 255 and 3G ot' the guide rails. This allows for pivotal movement of the door panel as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. l, until the forward or bottom edge otI the panel registers with the lrittom wall of the cabinet. ln this position. the door may be locked, tlicreby scaling' the contents of the cabinet. lt will be noted thatA the forward ends` of the metal panels which ojo to malte up the top, bottoni and side walls of the cabinet l'iody, are each formed with two right angle turns inwardly, constituting a marginal enclosure for the door which, in closed position, lies Hush with the front marginal area t() of the cabinet body maltingV the cabinet ditlieult of access by irregu lar means. A pin 4l projectingn upwardly from the horizontal inturned tlange ot the bottom 'all is adapted to be engaged by the key actuated tumbler or hasp 42 oit' the door panel.

Corning;` now to a description of the skeleton insert frame 30 which titted within the cabinet just previouslyv described. This traine is shown in Figs. l to i'. inclu-ive. It comprises in principal part a plurality of spaced stays obliquely disposed` each connecting with a tie rod 5l at the forward end of the cabinet. and a plurality of supporting` and guide rails 52 arranged in substantially horizontal position between juxtaposed stays. The tie rod 5l has an elongate-fl shank portion 5b and short reduced threaded end portions 54 which penetrate the int urned tiang'es ot" the side walls of the cabinet and there receive socketscrews 55 and 56, the heads ot which seat against the said side valls. Viewing Figs. 4. 6 and T of the drawings, it will be noted that each guide rail 52 serves as a spacer between juxtaposed stays and that as all the stays and alternate guide rails are as-iembltal. the resultant structure is secured to the outer Iabinet walls by the screws 55 and 56.

The stays 50 extend rearwardly and upwardly to a terminal which constitute( by another tie rod 2S). The latter rod is not. however, directly attached to the side walls of the cabinet. lt has au elongated shanlt and threaded end portions similar in form to the first mentioned tie rod. 'lhe `guide rails 52 are not secured to this rod 2'. and therefore, to hold the stays in proper position. sleeve spacers tt) are employed, except, as shown in Fig. 2, where they are supplemented in spacing function by the door panel guide rails 2t and 2:3. ly means oi` nuts (5l and (32 threaded on the opposite ends of this tie rod, the stays, spacers and door panel guide rails are bound securely together-i llere attention is directed to the previous description ot1 these-guide rails 2l and 25 which penetrate the inner tlano'es of the cabinet side walls and are engaged in the channels Vt'ormcd by said llano/es, by socket screws t) and tlY which bind them securely to the cabinet.

'l`he horizontal `guide rails D2 extend rearwardly and are associated at their rearward extremities by a third tie rod Ttl. \\'a -hers Tl serve as spacers on thisl tie rod compensating for the absence ol' the oblique stays ot the skeleton imei't. and the .reduced and threaded endsl T2 and Til of this tie rod penetrate respectively, the ul'istanding walls Tl and T5 ot' a bail shaped member To which serves as the required prop to maintain a horizontal position of the rails ai. Nuts T7 and T8 are employed at each threaded end respectively to secure the parts i uociated as described. Shown particularly in Figs. l.. b and lat are side railsl TS) and s() which assist the obiioluc stays no in maintaining a vertical position of the leaf holders within the cabinet. 'lhe oblique stays are further tied by meansl otl a rod nl. at the forward end ot' the inser'.

lt will be noted that the structure Ytar described includes a storage cabinet body with movable door. and a slteletor insert which obviously is relatively low in cost and simple in arrangement and assembly. The construction of the novel leaf holder which has been devised for correlation with this cabinet will now be set forth.

The loose leaf holder lod is constituted by two similar l'ut not identical panelsl ltll and to2. The difference in the two panels is slight and is found in the hinge portions lol and loft as illustrated clearly in Figs. lo. ll and l2. ln the preferred forni of the yinvention each panel is formed of a single ltlt) sheet of metal. one long side heine; turned to provide a channel 105 and the other long side beine' formed as .shown in Die'. 1l to term an inter--tittine hinge portion 10G and also a channel ltl opposed to the one lirst mentioned. Associating otl the panels as shown in Figi'. 1:2` and the passing through ot the pivot pin or hinge pintle 1119 provides a loose leaf' holder of book 'lorm adapted to receive a multiplicit)v otleaves or cards on each panel and further adapted to be opened tor re l'erence and inscription or the insertion or withdrawal of cards: or to be closed in compact condition l'or storage. At the upper edc'e ot the panel. the hinge pintle is provided with an extension lltl olI hook torniation. liv means ot this hook. the leat' holder niav be eini'aifed as it is withdrawn trom the cabinet. with a `shoulder 111 formed b v stamping' a depression or opening: 112 in the forward end o'lI the I'uide rail tice l"iej:-1. l and 1'.) ln this position the leaf holder mav he opened to position tor immipulation ol th.` leaves or cards. the lower edge ot' the leaf holder under Viiletpacnt circniustanccs` resting upon the table or shell' which also serves lo support the cabinet. In this manner the leat holder is maintaira-d in association with the sl-:eletonixed insert olI the cabinet and the particular pocket or skeleton' tomp:nllnelit t'roni which it was withdrawn. .ll'ter the reference has heen concluded. the hook or holder may. b v a simple movement. llc closed and restored 'to position ol storage. l'he hinge pintle is secured to one panel as indicated at lLll so that the hooi; has a drlinite relatimiship to the holder in open or clo--ed positions. lf desired certain ol the hine'e extensions ot the panels may be f-:upplementcd liv clips ot metal. notl as susceptible to scratches as th aluminum alle); ol' vwhich the panels are made. therehxY providinf: shoes to eng. fe the guide rails 5:2 as the leal hohler moved rclz'ltivelv thereto. i

moine on now lo the particular construction ot the panels 101 and 1112 it, it: t0 l that the opposed channels 1115 and T are, adapted to receive a multiplicity of llexihle card-carnvinar members 130. Each of thcve coiii1)ii,'-(s a short cylindrical plug or pivot; pin 1151 at either end, connected b v a, wire 153i?. 1fach wire is adapted to have secured to it a card or sheet either h v attachthe card along` its lower edge or hv folding a sheet at iti-z middle and reevingr the sheet at the 'old on the wire. ln either event.. the cards or sheets beiner of uniform ize. the distance between adjacent wires on i panel f forerns the distance bv which one card fr sheet will extend at its tree edge bevond the l'ree edge otl the nexty card or sheet. and the dstance between the wires is governed by the diameter ot' the short Cylindrical pivot; members at the ends of the lll" lli? wires. This arrangement produces a series et sheets in substantially flat and lapping positions resultingy in successive exposures ot' marginal arcas for index purposes. It is further to be noted that it` the sheet seriesl is reversed as by a movement otl thcm 1900. the reverse sides ot the cards or sheets pre sent a corres])ondinn succession ot marginal areas. The index characters may therefore he placed on either side ol the leaves near the l'ree edge and read with equal convenience whether the leaves be in the up position as shown in Fig. H or in the "down position resulting from a pivotal movement about or with the wires 132.

flexible spacer 1-ltl is removably attachahle to the panels to retain thc wires in proper position therein.

This comprises a pair ot space bars 1-11 and 1452 respectivel)v arranged in opposed channels ot each panel at the top. and connected by a flexible wire 1121. At the bottom ot' each panel on the lowermost wire, there is arranged a metal plate Y14stserving as a cover plate tor the exposed leat' ot' the series and also as a reinforcing panel tor the lower leaves ot' the series should one, desire to inscribe the reverse side ol' these leaves.

At the bottom edge 15H otl each leal pallet where as at the top also. the metal is turned hack upon itseltl to produce a double thick ness. an index holder 151 is arranged. This holder comprises a square 152 ol transparent material such as celluloid doubled -alongl' the middle to extend equally over front and rear surfaces o1l the panel. The inner edges 1523 are secured as bv riveting, leavingv a loose tit of the celluloid upon the panel whcreb)v a character card 151 may he inserted and b v pressure retained in posi tionV Yln order to get the lnaximum eifertiveness ot this arrangement and avoid breakage of the Celluloid square, I. constructI the square with a curved reinlorcilln strip 155 o'l thin metal. the strip being held in po` sition against the inner side oll the square, hv extended ends 160 and 1li] which are turned over and pressed against the outer .fr-ide of the celluloid as shown in Figs. and 15.

The cabinet 2t) has provision for vertical stackingy With other like cabinets (see Fig. 1, the projections and depressions 190 and 191). Also the lower front marginal area of the cabinet casing has pockets 192 to receive and retain character cards.

As man v changes could be made in the above construction. and many apparentlv widel)v different embodiments of the invention might be made without departing,r from the scope thereof. it is intended that everythinlgr contained in the foregoing description or shown in the aceompan)'m53r drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described the nature of the said invention and the best means I know otA carrying the same into practical eti'ect, I claimz- 1. In a tiling and reference device, the combination with a walled container having a movable lront` wall serving as a doei', of a skeleton insert comprising as a unit a plurality ot' guide rails t'or the door in its movement, a plurality ot' vertical plane partitions, horizontal plane guide rails between adjacent partitions, and transverse tie rods for said partitions and guide rails.

2. walled container, a skeleton insert therelor cmnprising horizontal plane guide rails and vertical plane partitions, individual book-'forni leal holders tiled with their hinged edges engaging said rails, and catch means controlling the removal ot said leaf holders whereby they may be brought into use for reference and inscription while maintained in definite relation to the skeleton insert and the particular chambers from which they are respectively withdrawn.

In a paper tile, the combination of a set of paper-tiling panels, and a casing in which :zaid panels are received on edge, and a skeleton framework -eonstituting an inner shell within the casing to receive said panels, said framework presenting a set o Vgrooves in which the lower edges of said panels are received.

LJr. ln a paper tile, the combination of a set of paper-tiling panels, and a easing in which said panels are received vertically, means presenting a set of grooves by which the lower edges of said panels are guided, and a ect ot bars separating said panels and inclined in a rearward direction whereby to provide guides for the side walls of said panels.

GEORGE P. BUTLER. 

